Lee Bentham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lee Bentham

Canadian racing driver

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1970

Place of Birth: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Lee Bentham

  • Lee Bentham (born July 27, 1970) is a Canadian former racing driver from Richmond Hill, Ontario.
  • In 1990 and 1992 he competed in the Formula K karting World Championship series.
  • He moved to cars in the Toyota Atlantic series in 1995 in a successful partial-season program that managed to place Bentham on the podium twice and finished 8th in points.
  • The following year Bentham captured 7 podiums and was the series runner-up.
  • 1997 was less successful as he only finished 5th in series points.
  • He also competed for Forsythe Racing in the Indy Lights series that season and won on the oval at Gateway International Raceway and finished 5th in points.
  • 1998 was Bentham's breakout year as he captured two wins on his way to the Toyota Atlantic championship for Forsythe Championship Racing.
  • 1999 was his final year of top-level racing and was another year in Atlantics where he won a single race and finished 6th in points.
  • Bentham is currently the Driver Coach for Ed Carpenter in the IndyCar series, having previously coached Josef Newgarden.

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